Carl Benton Reid
Acting
- Born:
- 1893-08-13
- Died:
- 1973-03-16
- Place of birth:
- Lansing, Michigan, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carl Benton Reid (August 14, 1893 – March 16, 1973) was an American actor. He achieved fame on the Broadway stage in 1939 as Oscar Hubbard, one of Regina Giddens's (Tallulah Bankhead) greedy, devious brothers in the play The Little Foxes, and made his film debut reprising his role opposite Bette Davis in the 1941 film version. He also appeared in several Shakespeare plays on Broadway, and in the original production of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh, as Harry Slade. His stern, cold demeanor quickly stereotyped him in villainous, and/or unpleasant characters, although he could play a sympathetic role, as he did occasionally in such films as the 1957 TV-movie version of The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Here he played the Mayor of Hamelout, who unsuccessfully requests help from the Mayor of Hamelin (Claude Rains), when Hamelout is the victim of a flood. The flood leads to the famous plague of rats which invade Hamelin, and set the main plot in motion. He played the American Admiral, who is leading the peace talks between the Americans and Chinese during the Korean War in MGM's Pork Chop Hill. Reid made four guest appearances on Perry Mason during the show's nine-year run between 1957-66. His last two roles came in 1966; as the judge in the film version of Madame X and as Claude Townsend in the TV series The F.B.I.
Known For
Filmography
Madame X
The F.B.I.
Amos Burke: Secret Agent
Profiles in Courage
Kraft Suspense Theatre
The Great Adventure
Burke's Law
Arrest and Trial
The Ugly American
Pressure Point
Stoney Burke
The Lucy Show
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Virginian
The Underwater City
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Ben Casey
Bus Stop
Target: The Corruptors!
Dr. Kildare
Cain's Hundred
One Must Die
The Andy Griffith Show
Thriller
The Gallant Hours
The Bramble Bush
Johnny Midnight
The Detectives
Johnny Ringo
Wichita Town
Laramie
The Deputy
Pork Chop Hill
The Trap
One Step Beyond
Yancy Derringer
Tarzan's Fight for Life
The Last of the Fast Guns
Nightmare at Ground Zero
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Time Limit
Perry Mason
Have Gun, Will Travel
Spoilers of the Forest
Battle Hymn
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Last Wagon
On Trial
Strange Intruder
The First Texan
A Day of Fury
The Spoilers
Crossroads
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Gunsmoke
The Left Hand of God
One Desire
Wichita
The Millionaire
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Athena
The Wonderful World of Disney
Broken Lance
Lassie
The Egyptian
The Command
Escape from Fort Bravo
Main Street to Broadway
Letter to Loretta
General Electric Theater
Cavalcade of America
The Story of Will Rogers
The Brigand
The Sniper
Carbine Williams
The First Time
Boots Malone
Indian Uprising
The Family Secret
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Criminal Lawyer
Lorna Doone
Smuggler's Gold
The Great Caruso
The Flying Missile
Stage to Tucson
The Killer That Stalked New York
Lux Video Theatre
The Fuller Brush Girl
Convicted
In a Lonely Place
The Philco Television Playhouse
The North Star
Tennessee Johnson
The Little Foxes